CITY OF ARCATA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER FEBRUARY 09, 2022
736 F Street, Arcata Wednesday, 5:30 PM
AGENDA
1 Special accommodations for the disabled who attend City meetings can be made in advance by contacting the City Clerk at 822-5953. Assistive listening devices are available.
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.5, all writings or documents relating to any item on this agenda which have been provided to a majority of the City Council, including those received less than 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting, will be made available for public inspection in the agenda binder located on the counter in the lobby at Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, during normal business hours, and on the City's website at www.cityofarcata.org.
PLEASE NOTE: Speakers wishing to distribute materials to the City Council at the meeting are requested to provide 10 copies to the City Clerk.
Public Advisory: The Council Chamber in City Hall Remains Closed to the Public.
COVID-19 Notice
Consistent with Assembly Bill 361 and California Government Code section 54953(e)(1)(A), the City Council’s continued Proclamation of a Local Emergency, and the Humboldt County Public Health Officer’s Order of August 6, 2021, the City Council meeting location will not be open to the public. Members of the public may participate in the meeting via teleconferencing utilizing Zoom Video Communications.
How to Observe and Participate in the Meeting:
Observe:
Members of the public can observe the meeting on television on Access Humboldt Channel 11, online by visiting www.cityofarcata.org and clicking on the See Live Meetings, Agendas, and Archives button on the home page, or on the City’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofArcataCA
Public Comment Participation:
Members of the public may access the Zoom meeting directly to provide Public Comment.
1. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please use this URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81271865153
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2. If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop down menu and click on “rename” to rename yourself to be anonymous.
3. If you want to comment during the public comment portion of any item, click on raise your hand on the right-hand side of your screen. When it is time for public comment on the item on which you wish to speak, the Clerk will unmute you. You will have 3 minutes to comment, subject to the Mayor’s discretion.
Or join by phone:
1. *67 1-669-900-6833
2. Enter Meeting ID: 812 7186 5153
3. If you are accessing the meeting via telephone and want to comment during the public comment portion of any item, press star (*) 9 on your phone. This will raise your hand. When it is time for public comment on the item on which you wish to speak, the Clerk will unmute your phone. You will hear a prompt that will indicate your phone is unmuted. You will have 3 minutes to comment, subject to the Mayor’s discretion.
4. NOTE: Your phone number will appear on the screen unless you first dial star (*) 67 before dialing the numbers as shown above.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Accept the Resignation of Councilmember Emily Goldstein; Declare a Vacancy on the Arcata City Council; Consider Available Options for Filling the Vacant Unexpired Term; Choose Option A, B or C; and, if Choosing Option B, Adopt Resolution No. 212-43 Calling for a Special Municipal Election to be held June 7, 2022.
Councilmember Emily Goldstein’s term on the Arcata City Council expires in November 2024. Vice-Mayor Goldstein has indicated she will be vacating her seat effective March 1, 2022. California Government Code section 5612(b) states: “If a vacancy occurs in an elective office provided for in this chapter, the council shall, within 60 days from the commencement of the vacancy, either fill the vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy.” February 9, 2022 City Council Agenda
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Accept the resignation of Councilmember Emily Goldstein effective March 1, 2022; 2) Declare a vacancy in the office currently held by Councilmember Emily Goldstein for a term expiring November 2024;
3) Consider the options available for filling a vacancy in an unexpired term; and 4) Choose one of the three options below:
A) Direct staff to begin the process to fill the vacancy by appointment; OR
B) Adopt Resolution No. 212-43 calling for a Special Municipal Election to be held June 7, 2022.
OR
C) Choose to not appoint nor call an election for June 7, 2022 which would position the vacancy to be filled as a two-year term position during the November 8, 2022, election.
IV. ADJOURNMENT